Category Archives: Inspiration

Photos as reference and inspiration Part 2

Posted on August 20, 2019 by

Part 2 (part 1 https://feltingandfiberstudio.com/2019/08/12/photos-as-reference-and-inspiration-part-1/ )   1 Thinking back to my earlier post on photos as reference and inspiration I was looking at the lilacs from my back yard and seeing inspiration for nuno felted scarves.  Using the flower … Continue reading →

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Photos as Reference and Inspiration: Part 1

Posted on August 12, 2019 by

Photos as Reference and Inspiration: Part 1 Photography and felting go together well. Whether you are doing a landscape, a portrait or adding flowers to a nuno felted scarf photo reference will help inspire you. You need not be a … Continue reading →

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Knitting and modeling a shawl

Posted on August 6, 2019 by

After a big hiatus, my knitting mojo finally woke up, and it was craving complicated stuff, not just the customary stocking stitch pattern. I’ve a soft spot for lace shawls, particularly those by British pattern creator Boo Knits (find her … Continue reading →

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Inflicting Fibre Arts on Unsuspecting Relatives; Part 2 the Photos.

Posted on August 4, 2019 by

Inflicting Fibre Arts on Unsuspecting Relatives; Part 2 the Photos.   Continued  from: https://feltingandfiberstudio.com/2019/07/13/inflicting-fibre-arts-on-unsuspecting-relatives/   We had a busy enjoyable visit with Glenn’s Parents, his brother Grant, Grants’ Wife Marg and one of their daughters, Jennifer. I had brought fibre … Continue reading →

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A difficult Challenge Part 1 and 2

Posted on July 3, 2019 by

A difficult Challenge Part 1 When the theme for this year’s challenge was announced of Landscape followed by Sea-scape I was very excited. I love landscapes! All those trees, fields, rocks, trees, hills, rocks… OK I live in Ontario just … Continue reading →

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Inspiration Photos

Posted on April 22, 2019 by

The photos of the felt piece I was going to blog about today didn’t turn out, so I thought I’d share some photos I took recently for inspiration. I was up early enough to enjoy some morning sunshine in the … Continue reading →

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Going Batty

Posted on February 15, 2019 by

Last week you saw Jan post about the spin in Wheels on Fire. LINK It was lots of fun and I bought a lovely batt from  Judy Kavanagh etsy.com/ca/shop/JudyKavanagh I loved the colours and it made me think of a wild landscape. … Continue reading →

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